Thursday, 8 October 2009

Malacca Review



15th CENTURY


1400            After defeated by Majapahit forces, Parameswara a   prince from Palembang,moved to Temasik (the original name for Singapore) and later on opened Melaka.

1403               The first Chinese envoy, Yin Ching, arrives in  Melaka.

1409               The Chinese Emperial Fleet, under Admiral Cheng Ho, visits Melaka.

1411                Parameswara visits the Ming Emperor in China.

1414                Parameswara embraces Islam and changes his  name to Raja Iskandar Shah.

1424           Parameswara’s son , Seri Maharaja, ascends  the throne and later assumes the title ”Sultan”, becoming the first ruler to do so in this region. He changes his name to Sultan Muhammad Shah and rules according to the principles of Islam, establishing palace etiquettes and spreading Islam in his region.

1445                 Raja Ibrahim, the youngest son of Sultan  Muhammad Shah becomes ruler upon his father’s death and assumes the name,   Sultan Abu Shahid.

1446                 Sultan Abu Shahid’s accidental death results in   Sultan Muzaffar Shah, his elder brother, assuming the throne.

1447                 The first Siamese attack on Melaka but was repelled by Melakan fleet.

1456                 Tun Perak is appointed as the Bendahara, or Prime  Minister, and becomes the most well known of all the Bendaharas  responsible for the rise of Melaka.

1458                  Sultan Mansor Shah succeeds his father,   Sultan Muzaffar Shah.

1477                  Sultan Mansor Shah passes away and is  succeeded by his son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah.

1488                  An enterprising and just ruler, Sultan Alauddin dies of poisoning in Pagoh. Sultan Mahmud Shah ascends the throne due to the efforts of Tun Perak and Hang Tuah (a legendary warrior).

1498                  Tun Perak passes away.

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